Yearly Archives: 2023

On Wednesday, Nov. 1, the Brock Badgers men's soccer team gave it their all in the OUA semifinals, marking their first appearance at this stage since 2006. They faced off against the Carleton Ravens in a thrilling contest that ended in heartbreak for the Badgers.

In today's fast-paced world, stress has become an ever-present companion for many, contributing to a host of mental health issues. Amid the chaos, video games have emerged as a surprising ally, offering a unique form of therapy through stress reduction, social connection, cognitive enhancement, emotional expression, motivation and mindfulness.

On Oct. 5th, 1962, the Beatles released their first single, and 61 years later, they have released their last.

Brock’s Concurrent Education Student Association (CESA) is running its annual Holiday Extravaganza, and they are looking for volunteers.

Team Canada achieved an astounding level of success in Santiago, Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games.

The Badgers’ women’s basketball team fell 71-48 to the undefeated TMU Bold (4-0) after a poor third quarter dropped Brock to 2-1 this season.

Brock’s Singer-Songwriter Club welcomes like-minded people to play, write, sing and collaborate on music.

Nov. 13 is World Kindness Day and Brock is celebrating across campus all day.

Tensions are rising at Canadian universities amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Nov. 2nd to revoke Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Behind the Kremlin’s rationale for de-ratification is a desire to mirror the United States’ status as a signatory and not a ratifier of the CTBT.

Rating: 4/5 Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) cracks the shrewd, cool-girl persona embodied by Swift in 1989, letting a light of vulnerability and ache contextualize each song.

Badgers’ men’s hockey returned to Canada Games Park this past weekend with two more games, looking to add to their sparkling record.

Brock men’s lacrosse team’s strong season comes to a finish after a loss at the Baggataway Cup this past weekend.

Score: 5/5Warning: Minor Spoilers AheadMartin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is a towering achievement of cinema and the most important film released in a long time.

How Madonna chooses to look is nobody’s business but her own.

It is reasonable to assume that the Nintendo Switch’s successor will launch in 2024.

Rosanna Pansino’s handling of the controversy involving MrBeast is a childish, dramatic overreaction to an unfortunate situation in an attempt to manufacture drama.

Trying to stop kids from participating in Halloween festivities is wrong, especially in a world where they’ve already had so many experiences taken from them.

Remembering Matthew Perry solely for his work on “Friends" is disrespectful when he contributed so greatly to the sober-living community.

Overall rating: 2/5The Good Witch, Masie Peters’ sophomore album, recently came out in June, but the indie singer-songwriter has just surprised fans with a deluxe edition of the album.

Stupid F***ing Bird stands on its own two feet, bringing honesty and integrity to a world that is greatly lacking it.

On Oct. 28th, the Badgers’ men’s rowing team captured their third consecutive provincial championship and 14th in school history, with an impressive showing at the OUA Rowing Championships at Henley Island in Port Dalhousie. Brock finished atop the standings with 524 points, followed by the Western Mustangs in second with 443 points and the Queen’s Gaels a distant third with 277.

The Badgers’ women’s basketball team opened their 2023-24 season with a pair of impressive victories at home against the Toronto Varsity Blues and York Lions.

The Badgers’ men’s volleyball team began their 2023-24 regular season schedule this past weekend with back-to-back wins on the road against the York Lions.

BUSU’s Wellness Week this November is meant to help students unwind amid university-related stresses.

The Brock Westmarches Club brings together storytelling, improv, worldbuilding, character creation and more in the role-playing fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons.

Brock’s men’s hockey team headed up to Montreal this past weekend to play in two matches in a Quebec road trip.

Badgers’ men’s lacrosse returned home to Alumni Field on Thursday, Oct. 26th for a playoff matchup against the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks.

It’s hard to know if—while taping his stick in preparation for the Arizona Coyotes Oct. 22nd match against the Anaheim Ducks—Travis Dermott thought he was going to receive the attention he did.

In most cases, people who take part in online trends intended to fight hate are more concerned with making themselves feel righteous than making any sort of meaningful difference.

Nostalgia is a powerful marketing force but abusing it for profit is detrimental to any franchise’s legacy.

In a thrilling game, the Brock Badgers men's soccer team secured a 3-1 victory against the visiting McMaster Marauders in the OUA quarter-finals on Saturday, Oct. 28.

The Brock men’s basketball regular season is just around the corner after playing in multiple pre-season tournaments. The Badgers are opening up the season with a home game against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on Nov. 4.

The cost of food may be plateauing, but it’s still high enough that many are facing food insecurity. Here are some resources for those who are food insecure.

Overall rating: 3/5 Forever a busker, Glen Hansard is known for his crackly folk sound and empathetic croon. His newest album All That Was East Is West of Me Now totes a darker tone.

The Creative Writing Club (CWC) is looking for writers to come together to work on an interconnected project with the end goal of publication.

A site that has both interesting history and great hiking trails, Morningstar Mill is one of many places to reconnect with nature in the Niagara Region.

The Badgers’ men’s volleyball team is prepared for the start of the regular season after defeating the Varsity Blues in five sets to finish the pre-season with a 3-1 record.

The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West division’s sixth-seeded Brock Badgers fell 4-1 to the third-seeded Guelph Gryphons in the first round of OUA women’s soccer playoff action on Oct. 25th.

As week eight of the NFL schedule concludes, the Buffalo Bills have reached the halfway point of the 2023 season.